Regarding Behavioral Therapy, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 5

Multiple Choice

Regarding behavioral therapy, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Aversive conditioning uses principles of operant conditioning to help people extinguish undesirable behaviors.
• B)Gradual exposure can help people overcome specific phobias, social phobias, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
• C)Behavior therapy is also referred to as behavior modification.
• D)In systematic desensitization, the goal is to use relaxation as an incompatible response to fear in order to weaken the bonds between the frightening stimuli and the fear response.
• E)Since behavior therapy is focused on directly changing problem behaviors, it tends to be relatively brief compared to other forms of therapy.

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